Possible Very Rare Tintype Civil War Soldier Holding Persimmon Fruit Photo 1860s family with swipes and tarnish

with swipes and tarnish

mostly tarnish

it's a pretty serious crease with some minor image loss

Very good or better antique condition overall

Possible Very Rare Tintype Civil War Soldier Holding Persimmon Fruit Photo 1860s family with swipes and tarnishOriginal 1 6 tintype in half of a case showing two soldiers holding persimmon fruits in their hands very strange, but research shows that the 100th Indiana Infantry, which became known as the 'Persimmon Regiment' . while marching from Memphis to Vicksburg the regiment disregarded their role as rear guard and started picking persimmons from an orchard. They took so long harvesting the fruit that they were arrested as stragglers. Could this be two